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Effect of Some Organic Fertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

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In the present study, a field experiment was conducted to study the effect of some organic fertilizers on four varieties of tomato viz., Sadia F1, Isabella F1, Lelord and Sun cherry for its growth, yield and fruits sensory. A total of 64 plots were prepared with the dimension of 3 m2 x 4 m2 and each plot was applied with recommended doses of organic fertilizers. The results on the growth parameters of the studied tomato varieties showed that the chicken manure had the significant effect on plant height and root length of Isabella F1, leaf area of sun cherry, root fresh and dry weight and of Lelord, leaves fresh and dry weight of Sadia F1. Whereas, shoot fresh and dry weight of Isabella tomato variety was increased when treated with mixed manure. Agro fish pellet treatment had increased the stem diameter of Isabella F1 significantly. The number of flowers and fruits of sun cherry tomato variety were increased when treated with agro fish pellet. Agro fish also influenced the fruits number in Sadia F1 and fruit yield of lelord followed by Isabella F1 respectively. The sensory evaluation of the fruits of studied tomato varieties revealed that chicken manure had good result on the overall quality of the fruits of Sadia F1 and Sun cherry. Agro fish pellet and mixed manure has influenced the overall quality of Isabella F1 and Lelord variety tomato fruits.

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Periodical:
International Letters of Natural Sciences (Volume 53)
Pages:
1-9
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILNS.53.1
Citation:
F. O. S. A. Kalbani et al., "Effect of Some Organic Fertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)", International Letters of Natural Sciences, Vol. 53, pp. 1-9, 2016
Online since:
Apr 2016
Authors:
Fatimah Obaid Saeed Ali Kalbani, Mohammed A. Salem, Abdul J. Cheruth, Shyam S. Kurup, A. Senthilkumar
Keywords:
Fruit Yield, Growth Analysis, Organic Fertilizers, Sensory Evaluation, Tomato
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